There are two reasons to use a factory replacement part from a donor car instead of a reproduction. The first is if you are building a car that has little or no aftermarket support. The second is if you are an owner of a '69 1/2 440 Six Pack Super Bee (code A12) and you want to claim that it contains all factory stuff.
Muscle Car Restorations (MCR) in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, certainly had to learn to deal with the dwindling supply of original muscle over the last two decades, and anxious owners worried about their investments. It's actually common now to replace the passenger and trunk floors in most of the cars the company restores.
We're going to show you the correct procedure for a trunk floor replacement and installation on this Mopar B-Body, including having to deal with the annoying overlap you'll find on lesser-quality restorations. The methods used can be adapted to the replacement of just about any piece of sheetmetal on the car. Try it.
TECH NOTES DESCRIPTION PN SOURCE PRICE Blair Rotabroach 3/8-inch cutter 11108-3 Blair $21.88/three pack Replacement floor panel N/A DVAP Call Arbor for cutter 11122 SJ Discount Tools 13.92 3-inch 36-grit Roloc disc 22393 3M 47.00/box of 50 Roloc disc holder 05540 3M 18.17 Weld-grinding wheel 051131-01991 3M 33.65/5 Scotch-Brite Clean and Strip disc 6-inch x 1/2-inch extra coarse, black 61500120722 3M 12.47
